When I Get Bigger first edition cover, Golden Press 1983

First edition Hardback

When I Get Bigger (1983)

Mercer Mayer · Golden Press, New York · Updated 20 Oct 2026

Publisher Golden Press Year 1983 ISBN 9780307106025

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Who published the When I Get Bigger first edition?: Golden Press, New York, in 1983, in hardback.

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How Golden Press marked its first editions

For Little Golden Books from 1947 to 1970, the printing is shown by a single letter in the lower right corner of the last page, near the spine: "A" is the first printing, "B" the second, and so on.
From 1971 to 1991 a row of letters appears on one of the first pages; the letter at the far left gives the printing, so a first printing starts with "A".
From 1991 the printing year appears in Roman numerals beside the copyright date; an "A" with the numerals marks a first edition and an "R" a revised edition.
The copyright page keeps the original publication year on reprints, so the date alone cannot identify a first printing.
The original 1942 Little Golden Books price was 25 cents.

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